Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Plovers and Lapwings :: Red-capped Plover

Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus

Described by: Temminck (1822)
Alternate common name(s): Red-capped Dotterel, Red-capped Sandplover
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Manly, Queensland, Queensland, Australia - Dec 22, 2002 © Tom Tarrant  Truganini Swamp, Altona, Victoria, Australia - 2002 © Paul Hackett  Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia - 1971 © Hans&Judy Beste  Australia - Aug, 2000 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Coorong National Park, South Australia, Australia - Feb, 2006 © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

Australia and Tasmania;
Fragmented distribution;
Western Australia inland in the sw., Northern Territory, South Australia inland in the e. half, Victoria, New South Wales (Botany Bay and Lake Bathurst), Queensland and Tasmania. Possibly s. New Guinea.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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